All The Weinstein Company articles – Page 15
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NewsHarvey Weinstein to receive 2012 Legion Of Honour
After working hand-in-glove with French filmmakers on the Oscar winning The Artist, the mogul is set collect France’s highest distinction at a ceremony to take place in Paris.
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NewsWeinstein mulls MPAA exit after Bully ruling
Heading into Oscar weekend Harvey Weinstein buffed up his image with a strong statement in favour of allowing children to see the documentary Bully after the MPAA upheld its R rating.
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NewsWeinstein, Netflix content deal includes The Artist
The Oscar frontrunner will receive its pay-TV premiere on the streaming service rather than on traditional premium cable following a multi-year deal between the parties.
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NewsDylan Sellers to run merged production and acquisitions for TWC
The former independent producer and senior production executive at Unique Features arrives as president of production and acquisitions in the wake of the departure of key executives Peter Lawson and Donna Gigliotti.
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Weinsteins closing on domestic rights to Song For Marion
Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stampl, Gemma Arterton and Christopher Eccleston star in the story about a grumpy old man who joins an unconventional choir and in the process learns to embrace life.
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NewsRobert Katz appointed president of Dimension Films
The veteran executive most recently served in the same capacity at the now defunct The Film Department.
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NewsWeinsteins throw W.E. into awards race with December date
Madonna’s directorial effort will open on Dec 9 in Los Angeles and New York.
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TWC hires Leah Holzer as production vp
Leah Holzer has joined The Weinstein Company as vice-president of production, reporting to production head Donna Gigliotti in New York.
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NewsWeinsteins strike deal for most of world on Wu Xia
The Weinstein Company has taken worldwide rights outside Asia and French-speaking Europe from We Distribution to Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s martial arts film noir Wu Xia.
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NewsShooting wraps on Brad Pitt crime tale Cogan's Trade
Principal photography has ended in New Orleans on the crime tale Cogan’s Trade, which reunites Pitt with The Assassination Of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik.
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Dimension swoops on spec script The Greys
The studio has concluded a deal with Adam Cohen and producers Sean and Bryan Furst, who have previously worked with Weinsteins on Sundance hit The Matador and three other projects.
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NewsHarvey and Bob Weinstein launch TWC Games
The initiative will develop and publish video games from The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films properties.
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Erik Lomis lands top distribution job at Weinstein Comapany
Lomis will serve as president of theatrical distribution and home entertainment and previously served as MGM’s president of worldwide theatrical distribution, home entertainment and acquisitions.
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NewsDave Hutkin to head new finance division for Weinsteins
Entertainment finance expert David Hutkin has joined The Weinstein Company (TWC) to head the new Strategic Initiatives, Investments & Banking Group.
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Weinsteins "working towards" Miramax deal
The Weinsteins and their backers have said they are still “working towards a deal to purchase and operate Miramax.”
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Cuban threat to block Miramax deal elicits reply from TWC board member
In an open letter to the press, The Weinstein Company board member Richard Koenigsberg has responded to a veiled threat by billionaire Mark Cuban that he might try to block the company’s efforts to buy back Miramax.
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NewsThe Weinstein Company takes on The Fighter
David Glasser, president of international at The Weinstein Company, has acquired The Fighter in selected territories from Relativity Media and is close to finalising deals for Germany, France, Spain and South Korea.